Work-rest.



W. J. BRENNAN.

WORK REST. APPLICATION FILED 11116.1, 190".

Patented Jan. 12, 1909.

INVENTUR Wgfifinswhaw 0 G. BLANT, OF BOETON, MASSACHUSETTS.

Specification O1 Letterzs Patent.

Patented. Jan. 12, 1909.

Application filed. August 1, 1907. Serial No. 386,565.

1 lo all! iv/gem it that! IL. rnmiur J. BRENNAN,

llc it. known that l u citizen of the United 1 s residing at Lynn, inthe county of Essex, State of -iulu=scits, have invented tillimprovement in il'orh-l'lests, which the following der in ion, in com 11with the accompanyin drzni'inc' is u s 4 rtition, like letters on thedim, 'n ntin g' lilze parts. 1 The invent; to he hercinu ier describedrelates to work i ad in the art of boot 7 shoe nuilcii'i zini note'narticuln'ly to ;he corthe work.

; material eznplo prot J. i": ohgect o ihe in; invention is to pro sidea cs1: with simple and eilicient means seeui ly connecting the coveringmateriel thueto, (is a further object, to enubie such enly stretchedabout th sui without: danger of injury,

all as ppezir in the following desc' embodiment of the inv ntion.

" e e l an ele m i. "in oi a toe pad i ti u of the pr ent, ini' on, Vansver i, sectio I. thereoi: on the .li: l

e mos su no 5r stein l3, and so the ad t) nary be of usual or desircunstruction, and being well known skilled in the art need no further'61 leather 3, that the U1 uy be of any uppreprr ired tom 1 but ispreterubly curved ns 4-, about which the edges )lfi) coreringg are pus,Kl; best d pi'oi'iocd with the downturned.

in; stein B, but obviously the number or general character 01 suchplates to adapt, them to the particular support or saddle may vary. Theedges of plate Sure preferably provided with teeth or serrations 6,

which when the plate 5 is forced upward will embed. themselves in theflexible cover, as indicated in Fig, 2.

llxtending from the underside of the support or saddle 1, is a boss '4'into which is screw-tl'ireu(led the adjusting screw 8, said screw beingpassed through the holding plate 5, as will readily understood. In casen plurulity or these holding plates are employed, obviously there willbe a. corresponding ntunber of bosses 7 and screws 8, as indicated in 1.

From the construction illustrated and de scribed as one embodiment ofthe present invention it will be noted that the edge portions of the)rotccting and flexible cover are carried down and about the lower edgeportions l: of the cur l support 1, and that the upimrt converging lowersurface of the sup port 1,- ctiuses the l'uihling plate 5 to engage theedge portions of the flexible cover as :sriid pl is adjusted by thescrew 8. As the plate 5 is carried upward. under the udjust ing tlCtlOilof screw 8, the converging lower surface of the supportv will cause saidplates to um more firmly into the covering uuiteriul, so that as thestretch or strain upon the cover becomes greater there. is it corrcspmulin g increase in the holding uctiono'f theholdhag); plate ll; vill alsobe noted that the described construction provides means not only orreadily adjusting and holding the flexible core:- upon the support,without danger io'i' i'upturmgortcuring the cover action of the holdtheedge of materiel owing to toe hit ing the material between time edge ofizri device and the curved the supgort, but also means for enablingready ren'iovul of unold or Worn-out cover and the umilication of a newone, and for n i 'isting the tension of said cover at any time by merelyturning the adjusting screw.

ll hut, l claim, is 1 1. It work rest co'n'iprising ti transverselycurved sumuori; at protecting cover of flexinmteruil pi! atftl about:said support, a

i holding; plute disposed below the coucuved ,o 'tioii o1 said curvedsupport and engaging hi lcniblc cover nczir the turned cdgjc porti -usthereof, and means movable within the lower surface ofl sea-lea eoncavedportion of said support for exerting a pulling force upon such edgeportions to cause the cover to be drawn taut about said support.

2. A work rest comprising a curved support having a boss on its coneavedportion, a

1 cover oi flexible material "for said support, a

holding plate engaging the flexible material adj opposite side of saidsupport, and means engaging said boss for forcing said holding platetowards the support as and for the purpose described. e

A. work rest having under converging side surfaces, a flexible cover forsaid support having edge portions turned about the edge port ions of thesupport. a holding plate of a length less than thedistance between theedge portions of said support and engaging the flexible cover below thesupport, and a screw for forcing the said holding plate towards and thematerial of the cover against the under converging surfaces of saidsupport.

work support having an upwardly converging lower surface, a flexiblecover for said support a holding plate of less length than the distancebetween the downturned edges of said support, and means for adjustingthe holding plate to cause the edge aeent the edge portion thereof onthe.

portions thereof to bite or clamp the iieniil'i cover between the edgesof said hold plate and the lower curved surface or support.

5. A. Work support comprising a saddle hating downturned edge portionsand pro vided with a boss, a flexible cover for se saddle having itsedges turned about downturned edge portions of said saddle, a plateengaging the flexible cover between the downturn ed edge portions ofsaid saddle and means engaging the boss and said plat, to draw the roverabout the saddle.

6. A work support eon'iprising a saedle having downturned edge portionsand provided with a boss between said edge portions, a flexible coverfor said saddle having its edges turned about the edge portions of thesaddle, a plate engaging the flexible cover between the downturned edgeportions of said saddle, and a screw passed throu h said plate andengaging the said boss to draw the cover about the saddle.

In testimony whereof, I have name to this speei.irieation in thepresence two subscribing Witnesses.

Vi iLLlAli l J B Yi itnesses ltsnrrnnn H. simian -ilinnsreoon G.TILTO'N.

